The Strait Of Hormuz: Oil Flow By Country

 The Strait of Hormuz moves 14.22 million barrels of oil every single day. That's not just energy, that's geopolitics, war risk, and economic survival compressed into 21 miles of water.

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The Strait of Hormuz: Oil Flow by Country

ORIGIN (Exporting Countries)

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia → 5.29 mb/d (37.2%)

🇮🇶 Iraq → 3.24 mb/d (22.8%)

🇦🇪 UAE → 1.83 mb/d (12.9%)

🇮🇷 Iran → 1.51 mb/d (10.6%)

🇰🇼 Kuwait → 1.43 mb/d (10.1%)

🇶🇦 Qatar → 0.63 mb/d (4.4%)

🌍 Other → 0.28 mb/d (1.9%)

DESTINATION (Importing Countries)

🇨🇳 China → 5.35 mb/d (37.7%)

🇮🇳 India → 2.09 mb/d (14.7%)

🌏 Other Asian Countries → 1.98 mb/d (13.9%)

🇰🇷 South Korea → 1.70 mb/d (12.0%)

🇯🇵 Japan → 1.55 mb/d (10.9%)

🌍 Other → 0.64 mb/d (4.5%)

🇪🇺 Europe → 0.53 mb/d (3.8%)

🇺🇸 United States → 0.36 mb/d (2.5%)

Total Oil Flow → 14.22 mb/d

Around 25% of the world’s maritime oil trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

mb/d = million barrels per day

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Vortexa